Cheviot

[ shiv-ee-uht, shev- for 1; chev-ee-uht, chee-vee- for 2, 3; for 3 also shev-ee-uht ]

noun
  1. a city in SW Ohio.

  2. one of a British breed of sheep, noted for its heavy fleece of medium length.

  1. (lowercase) a woolen fabric in a coarse twill weave, for coats, suits, etc.

Origin of Cheviot

1
First recorded in 1805–15; named after the Cheviot Hills

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How to use Cheviot in a sentence

  • The upland is formed by the transition series of rocks, covered with grass; and to it the Cheviots appear indigenous.

    A Treatise on Sheep: | Ambrose Blacklock
  • In bad seasons, sheep are apt to prove unkind to their offspring, and none more so than the Cheviots.

    A Treatise on Sheep: | Ambrose Blacklock
  • We subjugated England and Wales; we rolled over the Cheviots with a special adaptation containing eleven per cent.

    Tono Bungay | H. G. Wells
  • Worsted cheviots, in plain colorings or of fancy effects, are manufactured from combed yarn.

    Textiles | William H. Dooley
  • An old minister in the Cheviots used, when excited in the pulpit, to raise his voice to a loud half-whimper, half-whine.

    Scotch Wit and Humor | W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe

British Dictionary definitions for Cheviot

Cheviot

/ (ˈtʃiːvɪət, ˈtʃɛv-) /


noun
  1. a large British breed of sheep reared for its wool

  2. (often not capital) a rough twill-weave woollen suiting fabric

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